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? Among the operationsis excavation of a canal. It enthralls Abraham Lincoln,who almost on...

Grant • S01E02 • 2020
� Among the operations
is excavation of a canal. It enthralls Abraham Lincoln,
who almost on a daily basis would send Grant
a telegraph asking, "How's work on the canal
coming along?" And Grant would send back
these very rosy reports

Full Transcript

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‐ Among the operations is excavation of a canal.
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It enthralls Abraham Lincoln, who almost on a daily basis
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would send Grant a telegraph asking,
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"How's work on the canal coming along?"
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And Grant would send back these very rosy reports.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
51
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:45
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
RadicalMedia,Appian Way,A+E Global Media,Lionsgate Television,Film Afrika

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Movie Summary

The documentary-series examines Ulysses S. Grant's life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction.
S01 • E03 ‐ And so Grant gets across the James River, - Grant 00:12
‐ And so Grant gets across the James River,
S01 • E01 The families are very much opposed. - Grant 00:17
The families are very much opposed.
S01 • E02 But Sherman was far more candid when he said, - Grant 00:48
But Sherman was far more candid when he said,
S01 • E03 If Lee is gonna maintain his army, - Grant 00:07
If Lee is gonna maintain his army,
S01 • E03 And so by threatening Petersburg, - Grant 00:05
And so by threatening Petersburg,
S01 • E03 And now we are talking about a siege. - Grant 00:15
And now we are talking about a siege.
S01 • E03 ‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir. - Grant 00:04
‐ How far? ‐ About 150 yards, sir.
S01 • E03 We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high. - Grant 00:05
We fill the chamber with powder and blow those rebs sky‐high...
S01 • E01 [gunfire] - Grant 00:20
[gunfire]
S01 • E03 ‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐ - Grant 00:07
‐ My boys can do it. ‐ We have to consider‐‐
S01 • E02 So Grant realized that his time and his options - Grant 00:21
So Grant realized that his time and his options
S01 • E03 We need to move quickly after the blast. - Grant 00:04
We need to move quickly after the blast.
S01 • E03 Have artillery ready to support the charge. - Grant 00:04
Have artillery ready to support the charge.
S01 • E03 How big a hole will it blow? ‐ No one can say, sir. - Grant 00:05
How big a hole will it blow? ‐ No one can say, sir.
S01 • E01 Which removes me from sharing in the dangers - Grant 00:11
Which removes me from sharing in the dangers
S01 • E03 [exciting music] - Grant 00:39
[exciting music]
S01 • E01 ‐ Come on, guys, mount! Rush in! - Grant 00:04
‐ Come on, guys, mount! Rush in!
S01 • E01 [all shouting] [gunfire] - Grant 00:12
[all shouting] [gunfire]
S01 • E01 Ammo, now! - Grant 00:07
Ammo, now!
S01 • E02 I'm stuck in the mud in northern Mississippi. - Grant 00:05
I'm stuck in the mud in northern Mississippi.